DLA Piper Appoints Corporate Partners To Special Counsel

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Global law organization DLA Piper is delighted to announce the marketing of corporate lawyers Pavanie (Pav)
Edirisuriya, Tom Barnes and Aoife O’Gorman to exclusive counsel.

Pav and Tom have grown with DLA Piper, both equally joining as solicitors about a 10 years ago. Aoife joined in
early 2020 soon after functioning in main law firms throughout New Zealand, the United kingdom, as nicely as her native place
Ireland.

Pav has in depth experience in corporate and commercial regulation and is an pro in the overseas
financial investment regime, frequently advising worldwide purchasers wanting to commit in New Zealand. She has
suggested on a amount of substantial transactions, lately together with advising Ingka Investments in
quite a few significant forestry investments in New Zealand.

“We are viewing a large amount of exercise in the abroad financial investment place now,” states Pav, “particularly in
the renewable electricity and forestry sectors. I am working closely with my clients to navigate variations to
the overseas expenditure regime and the exceptional worries faced by buyers in the renewables
sector.”

Pav is seriously included in DLA Piper’s variety and inclusion initiatives. She is a driving pressure in the
firm’s Heritage and Id Venture committee, selling a place of work culture that is inclusive of all.
Pav is also a mentor for Head Start out, a social mobility programme created to crack down boundaries to
the lawful job confronted by underrepresented groups.

Tom specialises in economical products and services and functions for a variety of New Zealand’s top institutions in the sector, advising on a diverse vary of transactional and day-to-working day lawful issues. He is recognised for his technological knowledge, field awareness and emphasis on offering productive shopper outcomes.

Tom has labored closely with colleagues internationally to bring remedies these kinds of as TOKO to New
Zealand. TOKO is a digital asset generation engine developed to address the inefficiencies of today&#39s capital
markets by making use of the very best of dispersed ledger engineering.
Tom suggests, “Over new many years we have seen a number of regulatory changes radically shifting the lawful
and industrial landscape. With the current passage of the Conduct of Financial Establishments laws we can only assume this to continue.”

Aoife joined DLA Pipers company team having beforehand specialised as a finance law firm for about ten several years. She has a depth of international encounter possessing practised legislation throughout three commonwealth jurisdictions. Aoife advises each domestic and world customers, with in depth skills in mergers and acquisitions (M&ampA), undertaking cash, private equity investments and corporate governance issues.

Her purchasers incorporate Auckland Council, Bessemer Undertaking Partners, Waterlogic, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa Minimal and James Hardie.

“Constant adjust is the new regular and all those who can adapt quickly will guide the way. I’m excited to
help clientele in a selection of matters across the corporate spectrum as they navigate the variations and
seize possibilities that by natural means occur from an evolving landscape. I uncover this vastly satisfying – it is
what I’m about.”

Aoife is a champion of pro bono legal perform and in 2021 she was appointed as co-director of the New
Zealand professional bono exercise. DLA Piper is a person of the biggest suppliers of professional bono legal companies
globally, with a real commitment to offering back again to the area community.

Taking care of spouse of DLA Piper in New Zealand, Laura Scampion, says “Pav, Tom and Aoife are incredibly
deserving of their promotions. The price and vitality they convey to DLA Piper and our clients is
unmatched, and I search ahead to observing their continued expansion as unique counsel.”

About DLA Piper
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